Fresno Firehouses shoddy with moldy ceilings

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Shoddy Conditions

Many buildings firefighters enter can be death traps, yet Fresno's

firehouses themselves are in shoddy condition.

Fresno has 16 fire stations. Many have leaky roofs and moldy ceilings. City

councilman Jerry Duncan says the city desperately needs to upgrade the

living conditions for the city's 251 firefighters.

Fire officials say maintenance to improve station conditions would cost

about 1-point-4 million dollars. Duncan wants to use some of the money set

aside to hire firefighters. He says 4-million dollars was set-aside in this

year's budget to hire 11 fire fighters but the city hasn't hired anyone.

Last Updated: Nov 28, 2002